Beyond the Binge reflects on episodes from a full season perspective. It is not intended to be spoiler-heavy, but there will be some spoilers throughout. Previously: A New Start.

I found Jeffrey Tambor much more on point during his second installment. It’s like it took him an episode to get back in the groove. While I still think the whole “turning into a woman” thing is a bit of a mistake because it detracts from the most appealing aspects of George Sr, there are so many understated wonderful lines. That whole bit about the black kids running over his hat is tremendous.

“Double Crossers” is also more enjoyable than “Borderline Personalities” because starting with this episode Hurwtiz and Co. seem to loosen up on the whole character-centric focus. Maybe this was by design, but allowing the episode to cut away to Michael and GOB for a long stretch within the framework of the story really helped the overall feel.

Here’s everything you may have missed. As always, pointing out everything I may have missed is welcome in the comments.

Herbert Love’s video page. Not only is the featured campaign video entitled, “Latest Herber Love Spot Seems Like Bad ‘Campaign Ad’ Parody,” which it is, but you can also get a glimpse in the right rail of “Herbet Love Gets a Big Hand From Vet” as well as a giant palm that we learn lots more about in Buster’s episode.

The Netflix Fast Forward. When the narrator fast forwards through the Lucille-Oscar sex scene the screen turns into the Netflix web viewer. Also interesting, when Vulture interviewed Jessica Walter (great read all around) and asked about the topless scene she replied, “I … you know, it must have been me. Nobody else was there.”

“one of its stars was George Maharis—who, it turns out, was once arrested in an L.A. gas station’s men’s room for having sex in there with a hairdresser named … Perfecto Telles. The charge: “sex perversion.”

On the Herbert Love website, there’s a post about how he refuses funding for “Kikiwikiwikistan” which is a nice reference to Herman Cain’s real comment about how he didn’t know the name of the leader of “Ubekibekibekistanstan.”

I didn’t even realize this was up for debate, clearly Slattery wins by a mile. If we’re talking about heart-stoppingly sexy new character, it goes to Isla Fisher, though (still a close 2nd by Slattery)

When George and Dr. Norman are on the dock discussing George’s “off the charts” testosterone test (or should it be “below the charts”?) a small firework shoots off in the background and it is clearly a dud. Nice nod to his failing libido and very subtle.

Say what you will about the relative quality of the episode, I thought it was a pretty solid plan on George Sr.’s end to drive around the silo to make it look like a wall. That’s “Line your banana stand walls with money”-level brilliance

Michael: “But I have been meaning to get down there, so let’s just.”
Lindsay: “You’re right, and it’s not like we’re technically related.”
M: “That’s true.”
L: “Okay, well then, I’ll start with a smear.”

After Gob breaks off the corner of the kitchen island (trying to open one of the Mike’s Hard Lemonades leftover from the To Entrap a Predator sting), they jump cut to later on when Gob and Michael are a little more drunk, and there’s a corner missing from the fireplace mantle too.

I thought this was the weakest episode of the season. It felt pretty disjointed. The AV Club ha been doing write ups and their take in this episode seemed pretty accurate. They called it a dumping ground.